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Journal of Biotechnology and Phytochemistry
Volume 1, Issue 2
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Plasma Chemistry 2017
November 13-14, 2017 Paris, France
5
th
International Conference on
PLASMA CHEMISTRY AND
PLASMA PROCESSING
Jas Pal Badyal, J Biot Phyt 2017
Scalable plasma chemical deposition of
functional nanocoating
T
he worldwide market for functional surfaces exceeds
$100 billion per annum (US Department of Energy).
A key driver is the added value that can be imparted to
commercial products through the molecular engineering
of their surface properties. For example, the cleanliness
of optical lenses, the feel of fabrics, the resistance of
biomedical devices to bacteria, the speed of computer
hard disks, and even the wear of car brake pads is all
governed by their surface properties. The fabrication
of such surfaces requires the incorporation of specific
functional groups; for which there exists no shortage
of potential methods including: S elf-assembled
monolayers (SAMs), Langmuir-Blodgett films, dip-
coating, grafting, chemical vapour deposition, to name
just a few. However, such techniques suffer from
drawbacks including substrate-specificity cannot be
easily adapted to different materials or geometries and
environmental concerns associated with the utilization
of solvents, strong acid / base media, or heat. A range
of innovative plasma chemical approaches will be
described for the tailoring of solid surfaces. Applications
will include: Super-repellency, non-fouling, anti-fogging,
thermoresponsive, rewritable bio arrays, opto-chiral,
antibacterial, electrical barrier, water harvesting, capture
and release, oil-water separation, and nano-actuation.
Biography
Jas Pal Badyal has completed his BA, MA and PhD degrees from Cambridge
University; where he subsequently held King’s College and Oppenheimer
fellowships. He is the primary author and inventor of 175 peer reviewed journal
publications and 41 patent families. He has been recipient of the Royal Society of
Chemistry Harrison Prize; the British vacuum council Burch Prize; the International
Association of Advanced Materials Medal; and in 2016 he was elected as a fellow
of the Royal Society - UK and Commonwealth National Academy of Sciences. His
research has led to three successful start-up companies: Surface Innovations Ltd;
Dow Corning Plasma Ltd; and P2i Ltd.
j.p.badyal@durham.ac.ukJas Pal Badyal
Durham University, UK